Meet-up 03: Insights into Saudi Q2 Report | JADA | KSA
This meetup reflected on the VCPE industry in Saudi Arabia and discussed insights from VCPEA latest report. This meetup also served as the MOU signing ceremony for the ecosystem partnership.
Jada’s third meet-up saw Saudi’s leading business executives coming together for a panel moderated by Mazin Alshanbari, Venture Capital Director, Jada, where the findings from the ‘Saudi Ventures’ Q2 report were discussed, published by the Saudi Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SVCPE) in August 2020. According to the report, venture capital investments in Saudi-based startups posted a staggering year-on-year increase of more than 300% in Q2 of 2020, from the same period in 2019, up from approximately SAR 57 million (USD 15.1 million) to over SAR 250 billion (USD 66.7 billion).
Panelists
Mazin AlShanbari
Director of Venture Capital at Jada Fund of Funds
Mazin AlZaidi
Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Sector, Ministry of Investment of Saudi Arabia
Nora AlSarhan
Executive Director of Investment, Saudi Venture Capital Company
Kais AlEssa
Founding Partner and CEO, Vision Ventures
Omar AlMajdouie
Founding Partner, Raed Venture and Vice Chairman, SVCPE Association
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